Event: Stargazing Nights - CLOSED
Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
When: Fri, Apr 19, 2024 - CLOSED
Welcome to the Frosty Drew Observatory Stargazing Nights! Tonight we will open the Observatory, Science Center and Sky Theatre at 8:00 offering fabulous astronomy experiences. Read about it....- By: Frosty Drew Observatory and Science Center Events
- On: Tue, 5 Dec 2023 12:52:52 EST
The Giant Planets Migrated Between 60-100 Million Years After the Solar System Formed
Reported by Universe Today
Untangling what happened in our Solar System tens or hundreds of millions of years ago is challenging. Millions of objects of wildly different masses interacted for billions of years, seeking natural stability. But its history—including the migration of ...
- By: Universe Today
- On: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:27 +0000
Is alien life purple? Researchers look beyond Earth’s green
Reported by Space | EarthSky
Is alien life purple? Researchers from Cornell University think that as far as alien worlds go, purple may be the new green.
The post Is alien life purple? Researchers look beyond Earth’s green first appeared on EarthSky....
- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:45 +0000
Venus’ atmosphere is leaking gases into space
Reported by Space | EarthSky
The BepiColombo spacecraft, headed for Mercury, flew past Venus and found that carbon and oxygen ions are escaping into space from Venus' atmosphere.
The post Venus’ atmosphere is leaking gases into space first appeared on EarthSky....
- By: Space | EarthSky
- On: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 10:08 +0000
Artemis Astronauts Will Deploy New Seismometers on the Moon
Reported by Universe Today
Back in the 1960s and 1970s, Apollo astronauts set up a collection of lunar seismometers to detect possible Moon quakes. These instruments monitored lunar activity for eight years and gave planetary scientists an indirect glimpse into the Moon’s inte...
- By: Universe Today
- On: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 20:14 +0000
Ice Deposits on Ceres Might Only Be a Few Thousand Years Old
Reported by Universe Today
The dwarf planet Ceres has some permanently dark craters that hold ice. Astronomers thought the ice was ancient when they were discovered, like in the moon’s permanently shadowed regions. But something was puzzling. Why did some of these shadowed cra...
- By: Universe Today
- On: Thu, 18 Apr 2024 19:43 +0000